Breakdown of سرآشپز برای پذیرایی به این مقدار مواد نیاز دارد.
این
this
بهbe
to
برایbarâye
for
داشتنdâshtan
to have
نیازniyâz
need
سرآشپزsarâshpaz
head chef
پذیراییpazirâyi
catering / hosting
مقدارmeqdâr
amount / quantity (of a substance)
موادmavâd
ingredients / materials
Questions & Answers about سرآشپز برای پذیرایی به این مقدار مواد نیاز دارد.
Why is there a be (به) right before in meqdâr (این مقدار)?
In Farsi, the verb "to need" is niyâz dâshtan (نیاز داشتن), which literally translates to "to have need". It requires the preposition be (به) to connect it to the thing being needed. Think of it as saying the chef "has need TO this amount".
How could I change this sentence to say the chef needs "twice this amount"?
Using the multiplier structure from this lesson, you would place do barâbar-e (دو برابرِ) before "this amount". The phrase becomes do barâbar-e in meqdâr (دو برابر این مقدار). The word barâbar works like "times" or "-fold" in English.
Could I use te'dâd (تعداد) instead of meqdâr (مقدار) for "amount"?
Not in this case. te'dâd means "number of" and is only used for countable nouns (like apples or chairs). meqdâr means "amount" or "quantity" and is used for uncountable or mass nouns, like general cooking ingredients, water, or rice.
What is the literal translation of sar-âshpaz (سرآشپز)?
It literally means "head cook". The prefix sar- (سر) means "head" and is commonly used in Farsi job titles to indicate a chief or director, while âshpaz (آشپز) means "cook".
I've seen mavâd (مواد) used to mean "materials". How does it mean "ingredients" here?
mavâd is the plural of mâdde (ماده), meaning "substance" or "material". When used in a cooking context, it serves as the standard Farsi word for "ingredients". You will also frequently hear the slightly longer phrase mavâd-e qazâyi (مواد غذایی), which literally means "food materials".
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